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Noun: bolus  bow-lus
  1. A small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
    "The snake swallowed its prey in one large bolus"
     
  2. A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
    "The veterinarian administered a bolus to treat the horse's infection"

Derived forms: boluses

Type of: ball, globe, lozenge, orb, pill, tab, tablet

Encyclopedia: Bolus, Harry